Union Public Service Commission has released the result of Civil Services 2022, in which 26-year-old IAS Ishita Rathi has topped the UPSC exam by securing 8th rank, it was her 3rd attempt in this IAS exam.
| Name | Ishita Rathi |
| Age | 26 |
| Rank | AIR-8 |
| Optional Subject | Economics |
| Father’s Name | IS Rathi |
| Mother’s Name | Meenakshi Rakhi |
| Upsc Roll No | 0801479 |
| Sevice | Indian Administrative Service (IAS) |
| School | DAV Public School, Vasant Kunj |
| Graduation | Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi University) |
| Post Graduation | Madras School of Economics (Chennai) |
| Total Attempts | 3 |
| Marks in Upsc | 1030 |
| Hometown | Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh |
| https://www.instagram.com/ishita_the_great/ |
Ishita’s parents are in the post of Assistant Sub Inspector and Head Constable in Delhi Police.
After the result of civil services, Ishita told that her parents are behind her interest in this field because she has come to this field after seeing her parents, Ishita said that if the country wants development, then it is very important for women to develop.
Ishita told that when UPSC 2021 result was declared, “I was surprised to see my name in top ten because it is very uncertain. Because in today’s time the competition has become so tough that every attempt is very different from the previous attempt, so till the results are not known, it is not known which strategy is effective or not”.
Ishita’s mother Meenakshi Rathi is in the post of SI in Delhi Police and father IS Rathi is in the post of Head Constable in Delhi.
Ishita has completed her schooling from DAV Public School, Vasant Kunj. And did her graduation in economics from Lady Shri Ram College Delhi University and master’s from Madras School of Economics in Chennai.
Strategy For UPSC
Ishita told that she did not take any separate coaching for this exam. I started my preparation with the strategies chosen by the toppers. In which I made YouTube the main source along with online material.
she used newspapers and magazines for current affairs in UPSC exam and she got help from major popular books which have spectrum for history and laxmikanth polity.
She also claimed to wake up early in the morning and study, Ishita said that she used to study for a few hours a day and take breaks in between, due to which she did not study keeping in mind the time but gave herself a target.
Giving tips to the new aspirants, Ishita told that first of all you have to bring confidence in yourself, secondly you should be only with positive people and you should be healthy so that you will pass the exam which you have prepared for this exam.
I got full support of my parents during UPSC preparation, my goal was to become IAS I want to work for women and children empowerment by becoming an IAS officer. He further said that if women develop in a country, then only the country will develop.
UPSC Marks
Ishita got 862 marks in upsc mains written exam and 168 marks in interview. That is, ishita got total 1030 (50.8%) marks out of 2025 in upsc civil services examination.
| Essay | 129 |
| GS-I | 106 |
| GS-II | 128 |
| GS-III | 103 |
| GS-IV | 103 |
| Optional-I (Economics) | 170 |
| Optional-II (Economics) | 123 |
| Written Marks | 862 |
| PT Marks | 168 |
| Total Marks | 1030 |
Answer Booklet Copy
Below we are Sharing Ishita Rathi answer booklet from the different coaching institute you can download to the given downloading link.
MGP Copy 1 – GS Paper (Forum IAS)
Ishita said that her first priority was civil service and the second is teaching . She also said during the interview that if she could not clear the civil services examination , I would have opted for academics in economics .
Ishita, who hails from Baghpat district of western UP, said, “Through my civil services, I can give back to the community and contribute to nation building.”
Ishita gave her first attempt in 2019 when she completed her post graduation. In 2020 again she gave her second attempt in which she qualified in mains exam and reached interview round. And in the third attempt 2021, she secured 8th rank in the UPSC exam.
UPSC CSE RESULT 2021: https://upsconline.nic.in/FR-CSM-21-engl-300522.pdf
Resources for Upsc
| GS1 – History | New NCERTs VI-XII Freedom Struggle – A brief history of modern India (Spectrum) Imp. Post-Independence India – Nitin Sangwan Notes World History – Vision IAS notes |
| GS1 – Art and Culture | NCERT Class XI – An introduction to Indian art. Imp. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania Old NCERT Class XI – Ancient India, Medieval India |
| GS1 – Geography | New NCERT Class VI-XII Imp. Geography Videos by Mr. Rajtanil (Mrunal) Certificate Physical and Human Geography by GC Leong PMF IAS Atlas |
| GS1 – Remaining Topics | (Indian Society and Diversity of India, Women, Population, Urbanization, Poverty and Development Issues, Effects of Globalization on Indian Society, Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism) Covered from Vision IAS Current Affairs materials and test series |
| GS2 – Constitution and Polity | New NCERT Class VI-XII Indian Polity by Laxmikanth Imp. Current Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS Imp. 2nd ARC Sixth Report – Local Governance Vision IAS notes for topics like Pressure Group and NGOs |
| GS2 – Governance | 2nd ARC Reports – 1,4,9,10,11,12 Imp. Vision IAS notes Current Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS |
| GS2 – Social Justice | ( Government Policies and Intervention, Welfare schemes and body constituted for vulnerable section, Social Sector/Services related to Health, Education and Human Resources, Issues related to Poverty and Hunger.) Current Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS NITI Aayog – Three-year Agenda action Budget and Economic survey. |
| GS2 – International Relation | Vision IAS Study Material (official) Editorials Ministry of External Affairs Website |
| GS3 – Economy | NCERTs IX-XII Imp. Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma Current Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS Imp. Budget and Economic surveys (Summaries) Imp. Online Websites like Investopedia and Arthapedia |
| GS3 – Environment | NCERT Biology Class XII – Last 4 Chapters Imp. Shankar IAS Environment Current Affairs – Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB and PRS Imp. PMF IAS |
| GS3 – Internal Security | Vision IAS International Relations Notes, Vision IAS Study Material (official), Editorials |
| GS3 – Disaster Management | 2nd ARC Third Report – Crisis Management Imp. NDMA Guidelines Imp. Vision IAS Study Material (official) |
| GS3 – Science and Technology | Vision IAS Study Material (official) (Only most important topics) Editorials |
| GS4 – Ethics | 2nd ARC Fourth Report – Ethics in Governance Imp. 2nd ARC Twelfth report – Citizen Centric Administration Lexicon for Ethics Integrity and Aptitude by Chronicle |
| Prelims | Basic Books remain the same, Vision IAS Study Material (official), Any Compilation of Government Scheme, Previous Year Papers. |
Ishita rathi has secured the All India Rank 8 in the Union Public Service Commission UPSC exam 2021. she is graduate from Lady Shri Ram College Delhi University.
Ishita said that she did not attend any coaching institute for upsc . she started her civil services examination with the strategies chosen by the topper. At the same time, online materials and YouTube became the main source.
This was Ishita’s third attempt in UPSC, she could not clear the UPSC exam in the last two attempts.